Internet Service Providers (ISPs) were asked to report subscriber numbers as at 30 June 2012, according to whether subscribers were classified as Business and government, or Household.

Internet subscribers by sector(a)(b), for ISPs with more than 1,000 subscribers

Jun 2011

Dec 2011

Jun 2012

'000

'000

'000

Dial-up (less than 256kbps)

Business and government

111

96

95

Household

468

379

341

Total dial-up subscribers

579

475

436

Broadband

Business and government

2 089

2 558

2 774

Household

8 239

8 563

8 826

Total broadband subscribers

10 328

11 121

11 600

All subscribers

Business and government

2 200

2 654

2 869

Household

8 707

8 942

9 167

Total number of subscribers

10 906

11 596

12 036

(a) ISPs may reclassify their subscribers from Business and government to Household, or vice versa, or they may report proportions in lieu of actual numbers which may impact upon the reported figures. Readers are advised to use these figures with caution.

(b) Dial-up and broadband figures by sector are collected by advertised download speeds, therefore these data may not equal figures reported for type of access connection, due to some broadband connections being reported as less than 256kbps.

Of the 12.0 million internet subscribers in Australia at the end of June 2012, 76% were classified as Household subscribers, while 24% were Business and government subscribers.

Business and government subscriber numbers increased by 8% from the end of December 2011 to 2.9 million, while the number of Household subscribers increased by 2% to 9.2 million over the same period.

For the Business and government sector, 97% of subscribers accessed the internet via a broadband connection, compared with 96% of Household suscribers.

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